Frank, Not to discount any of the problem's background, but it almost appears as if ${PATH} became mangled for the X startup scripts.
How are you starting X? [GDM, XDM, KDM, or startx] If you use GDM, what session are you using? Can you include its exact name? [Default System Session, GNOME, ion3] Do you have any custom X startup script? ${HOME}/.Xclients ${HOME}/.xinitrc ${HOME}/.xsession Would you be willing to edit ``/etc/profile'' above line 17, where ``id'' is called and add ``echo MY_PATH: ${PATH}'' Include that output in a response. You'll probably want to comment that echo line after you're done diagnosing. -- My Gnome-Desktop doesn't start from GDM https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/184879 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs